Thomas Heathcote (9 September 1917 – 5 January 1986) was a British character actor, a former protégé of Laurence Olivier.[1][2]
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| Born | Thomas Ian Deacon Heathcote 9 September 1917 |
| Died | 5 January 1986 (aged 68) London, England |
| Years active | 1939–1986 |
He was educated at Bradfield College in Bradfield, near Reading in Berkshire, England. His films included A Night to Remember (1958), Village of the Damned (1960), Billy Budd (1962), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Night of the Big Heat (1967) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967).[3] On television he had notable guest roles in Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Z-Cars and The Onedin Line, and several years as farmer Ed Lawton in the teatime soap Crossroads.[4][5] Heathcote was also a regular actor in BBC radio drama, notably in several series of Paul Temple.[6]
Selected filmography edit
- Dance Hall (1950) - Fred
- Cloudburst (1951) - Jackie
- Malta Story (1953) - Soldier (uncredited)
- The Sword and the Rose (1953) - Wrestling Second
- The Red Beret (1953) - Alf
- Blood Orange (1953) - Detective Sgt. Jessup
- The Large Rope (1953) - James Gore
- The Seekers (1954) - Sgt. Paul
- Betrayed (1954) - Paratropper Corporal (uncredited)
- Above Us the Waves (1955) - Hutchins
- Doctor at Sea (1955) - Wilson
- The Last Man to Hang (1956) - Bracket
- Eyewitness (1956) - Tom - Barman (uncredited)
- Tiger in the Smoke (1956) - Rolly Gripper
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) - Mr. Monaghan RN
- A Night to Remember (1958) - Steward
- Tread Softly Stranger (1958) - Sergeant Lamb
- Dial 999 (TV series) ('Commando Crook', episode) (1958)- Sgt. Quigley
- The Square Ring (1959)
- Village of the Damned (1960) - James Pawle
- On the Fiddle (1961) - Sergeant
- Billy Budd (1962) - Alan Payne - Maintopman
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Boatman
- Night of the Big Heat (1967) - Bob Hayward
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Vicar
- The Fixer (1968) - Proshko
- Julius Caesar (1970) - Flavius
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) .- 2nd Policeman
- Burke & Hare (1972) - Paterson
- Demons of the Mind (1972) - Coachman
- Luther (1974) - Lucas
- Trial by Combat (1976) - Tramp
- The Jigsaw Man (1983) - Gamekeeper
- Sword of the Valiant (1984) - Armourer
- The Shooting Party (1985) - Ogden
References edit
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968.
- ^ "Thomas Heathcote - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Thomas Heathcote". Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
- ^ TV.com. "Thomas Heathcote". TV.com.
- ^ "Thomas Heathcote". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in 'PAUL TEMPLE AND THE SPENCER AFFAIR'". The Radio Times (1781): 39. 27 December 1957 – via BBC Genome.
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